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Irish Brown Earths (parent material)
Its parent material is derived from glacial boulder clay
Air and water moves
Easily through the soil – free draining (positive)
Formed under
Thick deciduous forests
Its dark colour is caused by
High humus content
Very fertile
Great for agriculture
Brown earths are used for
Intensive arable (crop) and pastoral farming (cattle)
Podzol Soils are found on
The floor of coniferous forests, in cold and wet areas
These forests have little
Plant litter and humus (infertile)
High rainfall leads to
Leaching
Colour
Grey
Found in
Mountainous areas like Co. Galway and Co. Cork
Gleys develop
Where the bedrock is impermeable
Colour
Grey
Characteristics
Sticky + waterlogging + difficult to cultivate
Common in
Co. Leitrim and Co. Donegal
Peaty soils are found in
Cold, upland areas
Colour
Dark
Characteristics
High rainfall + poor drainage
Valuable source of
Fuel
Found in
Blanket and raised bogs in places like Co. Mayo